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Alternate Character Interpretation: Andi, to the point of basically being a Flame War. Did she reclaim Amanda out of little more than a selfish desire to set things right and fix her relationship with Todd, and out of her apparent perception that a child's only "real" parents are their biological ones, without considering what's best for anyone but herself? Are her intentions more noble than that, just carried out in a naive way expecting a fairy tale ending? Does her guilt and relative immaturity grant her some leeway for how she's been handling things? Is she at the mercy of her own manipulative mother, or is she acting of her own accord? Of course, it's still very early in the relevant arc.

Fantastic Racism: The reason Selkie reacts so poorly to fish-related insults is because she's an obligate carnivore from a predatory species whose main food source is fish. To be called a fish is an implied threat, with the aggressive party calling you weak, helpless, and only good for being eaten.

Fridge Horror: An In-Universe example here, when Theo pieces together the various hints that Agent Brown had dropped regarding Selkie's people.

"Funny Aneurysm" Moment: It hasn't happened yet, but it's been set up. Amanda snarls at Selkie for "stealing" a daddy from her, since Selkie got adopted and Amanda didn't, triggering serious resentment. "People would rather adopt a fish than me." It has since been revealed to the audience that Amanda is Todd's biological daughter, but Todd and her mother Andi were teenagers at the time and Andi didn't feel ready for/didn't want kids, so she gave Amanda up at birth before Todd even got to the hospital, and told Todd that the baby had died/was stillborn.

Lillian: Amanda does have ongoing anger management issues, and empathizes with other children poorly. She was adopted out shortly after coming into our care. Five years later, the family brings her back, with welts on her arms and legs.note Said welts were inflicted by her brothers, and her adoptive parents didn't believe here

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